May be of interest to someone...?
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- GregNouveau
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May be of interest to someone...?
Guys...I was doing some online research about my "Fakenbacker" last night, and I stumbled on this:
https://www.scolopendra.it/dettaglio_st ... rumento=11
Now I know it needs some remedial work, but it appears to be a real one at a semi-realistic price...?
An opportunity for someone to acquire a 4005 without getting a 2nd mortgage, maybe .....?
Looking at the serial number, it appears to be a '79, after reference to the register...?
https://www.scolopendra.it/dettaglio_st ... rumento=11
Now I know it needs some remedial work, but it appears to be a real one at a semi-realistic price...?
An opportunity for someone to acquire a 4005 without getting a 2nd mortgage, maybe .....?
Looking at the serial number, it appears to be a '79, after reference to the register...?
Designer, Engineer, Music Producer, a little obsessive about music for my own good! It's certainly kept me poor!
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Wow that appears to be in great shape.
And that price seems very affordable to say the least.
Thankfully I have no extra cash.
I agree that you might want to also post it in the online spotting forum.
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Dirk
And that price seems very affordable to say the least.
Thankfully I have no extra cash.
I agree that you might want to also post it in the online spotting forum.
viewforum.php?f=68
Dirk
Last edited by Dirk on Fri Mar 12, 2021 12:19 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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wow good find !
this post should probably go over to the marketplace section
this post should probably go over to the marketplace section
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I would give serious thought to that, were I in Italy.
As I wish I could be.
As I wish I could be.
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OMG somebody's fitted it with an extra Yamaha pup and active tone circuitry. That pickguard is an absolute knob-fest!
2004 4003 JetGlo
Epiphone Jack Casady
Ovation Magnum 1
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Dean Stylist w/ John Birch Magnum II pups
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Epiphone Jack Casady
Ovation Magnum 1
Mania VTB-4BS
Dean Stylist w/ John Birch Magnum II pups
Yamaha BB414
Trace Elliot VA350/GP11 Mk1
Peavey TB-Raxx
2 BFM Omni 10.5 crossfire cabs
Roland Bass Cube 100
- sloop_john_b
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I guarantee you guys that this is the best-sounding 4005 on the planet. I would love to have it!
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Let me know if anyone is interested or has questions, and I can make a call to the retailer
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I emailed them if they could accept 3k because of the altered electronics and added pickup. They probably won’t
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At that asking price, it's prob gonna set someone in the UK back £4k, after import duty / VAT, etc.....?
If they'd sell for €3000, then it'd be more like £3200, all in....?
BUT...I have seen a load of people saying that the SOUND of an '05 could do with this, that and the other...so the buyer could, if they wish, fit several different middle pickups and try them out for sound before ultimately restoring to orig spec...?
Or, the Yam active pickup might be fantastic....?
Food for thought, certainly...
If they'd sell for €3000, then it'd be more like £3200, all in....?
BUT...I have seen a load of people saying that the SOUND of an '05 could do with this, that and the other...so the buyer could, if they wish, fit several different middle pickups and try them out for sound before ultimately restoring to orig spec...?
Or, the Yam active pickup might be fantastic....?
Food for thought, certainly...
Designer, Engineer, Music Producer, a little obsessive about music for my own good! It's certainly kept me poor!
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It probably does sound awesome in its current state. The shop tells me it is routed for the pickup and battery, so I am passing on it. Bummer - I was hoping this might have been the 4005 for me finally!
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You could have bought mine.jdogric12 wrote:It probably does sound awesome in its current state. The shop tells me it is routed for the pickup and battery, so I am passing on it. Bummer - I was hoping this might have been the 4005 for me finally!
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No I couldn't have. No way I had close to enough money back then.jps wrote:You could have bought mine.jdogric12 wrote:It probably does sound awesome in its current state. The shop tells me it is routed for the pickup and battery, so I am passing on it. Bummer - I was hoping this might have been the 4005 for me finally!
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It would have cost you way less than you think, but that's water under the bridge, now.jdogric12 wrote:No I couldn't have. No way I had close to enough money back then.jps wrote:You could have bought mine.jdogric12 wrote:It probably does sound awesome in its current state. The shop tells me it is routed for the pickup and battery, so I am passing on it. Bummer - I was hoping this might have been the 4005 for me finally!
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The fact it IS routed saves someone £4-6k, basically, though?
It means they can fit any pickups they want to try out without devaluing an otherwise "good" 4005.....
The damage is done.
Re: restoration...well, it will be difficult to repair the PU hole, as the finish is translucent, so you'd have to match the grain and conceal the join....VERY difficult!
The battery hole is under the scratchplate so no problem: actually, that is a clever place to put it, tbh....?
They COULD have routed a hole in the back and put a plastic holder in there.....
It means they can fit any pickups they want to try out without devaluing an otherwise "good" 4005.....
The damage is done.
Re: restoration...well, it will be difficult to repair the PU hole, as the finish is translucent, so you'd have to match the grain and conceal the join....VERY difficult!
The battery hole is under the scratchplate so no problem: actually, that is a clever place to put it, tbh....?
They COULD have routed a hole in the back and put a plastic holder in there.....
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not to mention that aesthetically speaking, that Yamaha pickup is an aberration...
if they really had to add a pick-up, they could have added a standard hi-gain/toaster between the existing pickups, similar to the 370 guitar...and no need to mess up with the electronics
if they really had to add a pick-up, they could have added a standard hi-gain/toaster between the existing pickups, similar to the 370 guitar...and no need to mess up with the electronics